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because we haven't had any support anything we've done to cut the deficit entities would about the deficit, why did his part proposed to put it out? >> thank you, mr. speaker. it is very good news that a record of a people are in work and they are keeping more. but another milestone this week where -- [inaudible] that's another example of how this government is taking the right, long-term decision. spent i think the honorable lady is right to raise auto and will. it means more people are saying for the time and that means more stability, more security for them, the great ability to plan for the future. does this affect our 39 people in work, someone more in work this christmas than last christmas, all of those that are able to plan fo for the future d that that basic security that people in our country rightly praised. >> now that the prime minister has declared mission accomplished in afghanistan, will begin t. that none of our brave servicemen and women who have served their will face redundancy after they come home? >> i would urge the honorable gentleman to look at what i said. i was p
because we haven't had any support anything we've done to cut the deficit entities would about the deficit, why did his part proposed to put it out? >> thank you, mr. speaker. it is very good news that a record of a people are in work and they are keeping more. but another milestone this week where -- [inaudible] that's another example of how this government is taking the right, long-term decision. spent i think the honorable lady is right to raise auto and will. it means more people are...
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there's going to be a deficit used to be made up by mandatory coverage provisions. all that money has to come from somewhere. so you just are put to a choice, i guess. bankrupting the insurance companies, and the whole system comes tumbling down, or else enacting a federal subsidy program that the insurance would like. now, it is clear that there is a difference between the ememployer mandate and the individual mandate. the individual mandate is the core of the issue. we don't require americans, we are going to continue to have people that have free rides. they walk into the emergency room and get taken care of. nd you and i that work -- walk and pay emergency room for it, have to pay $1,000 a year toward their coverage. healthcare.gov is on the computer. you can look in there. there is a section for small businesses. i'm sure you have looked in there. you can read, obviously, so you know what's there. explain what is really going to happen to individuals when this law is implemented in january, as people are enrolled from september to october 1, what's going to hap
there's going to be a deficit used to be made up by mandatory coverage provisions. all that money has to come from somewhere. so you just are put to a choice, i guess. bankrupting the insurance companies, and the whole system comes tumbling down, or else enacting a federal subsidy program that the insurance would like. now, it is clear that there is a difference between the ememployer mandate and the individual mandate. the individual mandate is the core of the issue. we don't require...
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we have the greatest deficit binge between 1981 the end of firstsh administration, bush. those are all really the reagan program. so we did have an economy that becaused to close -- poker killed inflation because the deficit was an honor -- huge but they established a precedent for continuous, massive deficits and put the republican party, the old spender of the treasury gate into the position that cheney so it would -- and eloquently expressed deficits don't matter. if there is not a conservative hardy that is defending the treasury, the taxpayers, you will have a free lunch competition between tax cutters and spenders, the democrats, and that is why you have 17 trillion of national debt today and why it is out of control and why we have a doomsday machine. >> you can watch the entire interview tonight at 7:00 eastern right here at 7:00 on c- span. >> as 2013 wraps up, we are here on the west front of the u.s. capitol to tell you about the year in review series. a look at the five important series we have covered. tonight, immigration laws. tuesday, senate filibuster rol
we have the greatest deficit binge between 1981 the end of firstsh administration, bush. those are all really the reagan program. so we did have an economy that becaused to close -- poker killed inflation because the deficit was an honor -- huge but they established a precedent for continuous, massive deficits and put the republican party, the old spender of the treasury gate into the position that cheney so it would -- and eloquently expressed deficits don't matter. if there is not a...
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we turned that deficit into a surplus. we have been able to provide tax relief to iowans because of the majority that you have given us in the house. we thank you very much for that. to recognize the members of the house republican caucus here tonight and i believe there are a few of them from pull county. representative ralph walked to represent spoke city now and i have not seen him tonight. is he here? there he is. is a rock. you can count on him every time. moines.om west des he's really been leading the charge for us, chair of the commerce committee. kevin. friend and we have two freshman members of our delegation, representative jake from johnson and john lennon. is he here? guysted to point those two out because they have hit the ground running. we had a lot on our plate and i can tell you they are diligent and they jumped right in doing a great job. we have a big part of our success from jake and john. thank you for bringing them to us. without further a do, i just wanted to make sure that you know how much we appr
we turned that deficit into a surplus. we have been able to provide tax relief to iowans because of the majority that you have given us in the house. we thank you very much for that. to recognize the members of the house republican caucus here tonight and i believe there are a few of them from pull county. representative ralph walked to represent spoke city now and i have not seen him tonight. is he here? there he is. is a rock. you can count on him every time. moines.om west des he's really...
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secondly, the deficit has been now cut in half and we build on $2.5 trillion deficit redpux we passed now since 2011 to continue to tackle this challenge fairly and responsibly. third, our budget keeps the promise we have made to our seniors, families and communities. the budget that passed the house reflects different values and priorities. but it was our job to get in a room, make some comprises with them, and find a way to bring those two budgets together. a lot i have hoped we could start this bipartisan budget negotiations far sooner and avoid last month's crisis. the budget conference that now has begun started last week offers us now the opportunity to break this cycle of gridlock and dysfunction and start moving our country back in the right direction. we have a chance now to turn our attention back to where it belongs. strengthening our economy and creating jobs. continue making responsible spending cuts while closing wasteful tax loopholes that are used by the wealthiest americans and biggest cooperation. and show the american people that congress can work together. we can c
secondly, the deficit has been now cut in half and we build on $2.5 trillion deficit redpux we passed now since 2011 to continue to tackle this challenge fairly and responsibly. third, our budget keeps the promise we have made to our seniors, families and communities. the budget that passed the house reflects different values and priorities. but it was our job to get in a room, make some comprises with them, and find a way to bring those two budgets together. a lot i have hoped we could start...
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reduce military spending investments in military power, reinvest it elsewhere, not so much cut the deficit, but use the money saved for his priorities, his domestic priorities. >> this is the problem with some of us having three mics. part of the problem is that -- the notion that we do not have wars we want to fight. in some ways that is an acceptable notion. a man who was selected as commander-in-chief gets to make those decisions. in some ways he is absolutely right to suggest that he has a mandate in these areas. the real question is the impact these decisions have on the environment that the u.s. is in. for most of history, we have maintained a strong military, not so that we can fight, but so that we can not fight. the other. that time made that is important -- the other point that tom made is to understand what is involved in military operations. there is a piece on the web that explains exactly what it is we can do with the troops we have at the president makes critical decisions about afghanistan. it is not just about bureaucrats in d.c.. fighting a war is a big logistical exercis
reduce military spending investments in military power, reinvest it elsewhere, not so much cut the deficit, but use the money saved for his priorities, his domestic priorities. >> this is the problem with some of us having three mics. part of the problem is that -- the notion that we do not have wars we want to fight. in some ways that is an acceptable notion. a man who was selected as commander-in-chief gets to make those decisions. in some ways he is absolutely right to suggest that he...
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as the years go by, that annual deficit adds up to what we call the national debt. anand it's growing at an alarmig rate. the debt limit is a law that limits the amount of money that the government can have as debt as any single time. we depend on borrowed known pay our bills. so if we don't raise it again, eventually we will not have enough money to pay our bills. that should scare us. reaching the debt limit is like when the bank calls on you to collect on the monthly mortgage payment. if you don't pay them, your home is going to be taken away, your credit is going to be ruined, and your ability to borrow money in the future is going to be hurt. but what if because you don't make enough money the only way you can pay your mortgage is by using your credit card? you can't keep doing that forever. and so when the bank calls, you pay the bill, but you also figure out what other expenses to cut so you don't have to keep using your credit card to pay the mortgage. that's what real people in the real world would do. but that's not what we're being asked to do here. they'
as the years go by, that annual deficit adds up to what we call the national debt. anand it's growing at an alarmig rate. the debt limit is a law that limits the amount of money that the government can have as debt as any single time. we depend on borrowed known pay our bills. so if we don't raise it again, eventually we will not have enough money to pay our bills. that should scare us. reaching the debt limit is like when the bank calls on you to collect on the monthly mortgage payment. if you...
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innovation and infrastructure while making balanced but tough choices when it comes to reducing our deficit and managing our long-term debt. that has been evident in the proposals he put forward and he wants to get back to that. but the context for that is budget negotiations where there are no guns on the table where the threat of shutdown or the threat of continued shutdown is removed. the threat of default is removed and lawmakers with good intentions from both parties as well as the white house can try and find a broader agreement on our budget priorities. that would be good for the country and probably would be good for everyone in washington of both parties. >> -- reflects a snapshot in time. do you feel this has been well done and does reflect the public sentiment? you guys look at polling. what is the polling telling you how the public feels and how both sides should proceed? >> margaret, i would just say that americans are justifiably frustrated by dysfunction in washington, by a decision from any corridor, a decision made by house republicans to shut the government down over a par
innovation and infrastructure while making balanced but tough choices when it comes to reducing our deficit and managing our long-term debt. that has been evident in the proposals he put forward and he wants to get back to that. but the context for that is budget negotiations where there are no guns on the table where the threat of shutdown or the threat of continued shutdown is removed. the threat of default is removed and lawmakers with good intentions from both parties as well as the white...
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deficits go up. >> premiums are going up at double-digit increases prior to the affordable care act. we are seeing a moderation of premium increases. >> that is a false dichotomy. i do not accept that as a complete answer on the premiums. transparency is clearly important. you or hhs or cms, somebody ordered -- in the ministration, provide information on the test pairs cost with regard to the subsidies for 2015 and beyond? part of our information and reports we produce will include the information to you, yes. >> thank you. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. to associate myself with the remarks of mr. thompson. and mr. neale. a focus on an area i think this committee could become imminently involved in. i would like to went out what a success connecticut has been. i would like to commend the governor and lieutenant governor who have headed that up. tremendous success, including more than one third of the people who have signed up for the program, under age 35. it demonstrates when you are working together and cooperating, that indeed, these things can work. out, theale pointed thi
deficits go up. >> premiums are going up at double-digit increases prior to the affordable care act. we are seeing a moderation of premium increases. >> that is a false dichotomy. i do not accept that as a complete answer on the premiums. transparency is clearly important. you or hhs or cms, somebody ordered -- in the ministration, provide information on the test pairs cost with regard to the subsidies for 2015 and beyond? part of our information and reports we produce will include...
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there are three things to do for deficit reduction that makes it simple, entitlement reform saves the program, doesn't settle poor people, tax reform that uses, eliminates tax expenditures, we have a lot of them, some of which met their% they need to be retired or modified but revenue that we generate to reduce corporate tax rate and use of revenue for deficit reduction, look at everything we do and get better results for less money for everything we do. those are three things i continued to harp on but one of the things we do with the budget resolution, on the bus appropriation bill, separate appropriation bills that follow, sequestration across the board cuts to allow agencies, departments, to allocate their resources. hopefully that will enable us to look at risks, areas of risk, put more money there and areas of risks put less money there but in terms of what we can do to help you do your work better, give us one good idea. >> i will start. having answered my question, you had given my response and it is recognizing that this country there are a number of risks that we face. is a
there are three things to do for deficit reduction that makes it simple, entitlement reform saves the program, doesn't settle poor people, tax reform that uses, eliminates tax expenditures, we have a lot of them, some of which met their% they need to be retired or modified but revenue that we generate to reduce corporate tax rate and use of revenue for deficit reduction, look at everything we do and get better results for less money for everything we do. those are three things i continued to...
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we have seen a drop in the size of the deficit as a result of the acts of president with the help of congress. we hope to continue to see that progress. million americans that have regained employment, we want to have that number increase faster. we wanted to increase dramatically. on tellingre focused the republican colleagues to stop tinkering with the economy, stop playing with american workers' lives. let's sit down and talk seriously about these matters that are before us. >> what makes you hopeful that this might end soon? republicans are still insisting something be attached to the c.r. republicans are still unwilling to give anything on revenues. how is this going to break? >> why am i hopeful? because the lives of millions of will be substantially improved if government begins to operate again. they will not face further uncertainty if the american people's government were to default on its debt. we have to get this done. government.eopen we have to pay our national debt. that is fact. we have to do it. the consequences would be catastrophic. i think the american people have
we have seen a drop in the size of the deficit as a result of the acts of president with the help of congress. we hope to continue to see that progress. million americans that have regained employment, we want to have that number increase faster. we wanted to increase dramatically. on tellingre focused the republican colleagues to stop tinkering with the economy, stop playing with american workers' lives. let's sit down and talk seriously about these matters that are before us. >> what...
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that's going to be the key to the unfunded liabilities that we're facing driving these budget deficits, rising het care costs. there's a lot that is going. mr. chairman, i would respectfully recommend that some futd you're hearing we call her back, mainly focused on cost containment within the health care system so we can delve into it in greater detail. >> i'm sure she'll be anxious to come back. >> we have two more. mr. reed and then mr. kelly, mr. reed. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, miss tavenner, we worked together before and i appreciate that relationship. you've demonstrated to me in that relationship and those prior dealings a very high level of competence. i've been listening to your testimony today. and i really want to focus on my oversight responsibilities on this committee. you had indicated to mr. buchanan, that you were not aware prior to october 1st, any problems with the website. did i misinterpret your response to mr. buchanan's question? >> no, we had tested the website and we were comfortable with its performance. now, like i said, we knew all along there wo
that's going to be the key to the unfunded liabilities that we're facing driving these budget deficits, rising het care costs. there's a lot that is going. mr. chairman, i would respectfully recommend that some futd you're hearing we call her back, mainly focused on cost containment within the health care system so we can delve into it in greater detail. >> i'm sure she'll be anxious to come back. >> we have two more. mr. reed and then mr. kelly, mr. reed. >> thank you, mr....
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these deficits are racking up at trillions. if somehow that is celebrated as a great reduction, and yet the long-term forecast are not good in the next generation pays the bill. we need to do more. we wish we had a partner on the other side of the capitol and at the white house that worked with us to get that done. >> in this situation, the kind of brinkmanship that is a distraction from the problems of obamacare -- >> i think we will work through it. >> you said that the house on immigration prefer the piecemeal approach. judiciary sent five bills in the summer. the house never voted on those. how can you say that you want to handle it in a piecemeal approach if you will not consider the regular order during the bills and going to conference? >> as you know, different bills get work to a certain point in the process and then you have to get the right time and happens in both chambers. with everything else that happened this fall, he kind of alters the schedule. they are figuring out when next year make sense to have time to wo
these deficits are racking up at trillions. if somehow that is celebrated as a great reduction, and yet the long-term forecast are not good in the next generation pays the bill. we need to do more. we wish we had a partner on the other side of the capitol and at the white house that worked with us to get that done. >> in this situation, the kind of brinkmanship that is a distraction from the problems of obamacare -- >> i think we will work through it. >> you said that the...
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for over the last decade, our nation has spent well over a trillion dollars on war, exploding our deficits and constraining our ability to nation build here at home. our service-members and their families have sacrificed far more on our behalf. nearly 7,000 americans have made the ultimate sacrifice. many more have left a part of themselves on the battlefield, or brought the shadows of battle back home. from our use of drones to the detention of terrorist suspects, the decisions we are making will define the type of nation -- and world -- that we leave to our children. so america is at a crossroads. we must define the nature and scope of this struggle, or else it will define us, mindful of james madison's warning that "no nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare." neither i, nor any president, can promise the total defeat of terror. we will never erase the evil that lies in the hearts of some human beings, nor stamp out every danger to our open society. what we can do -- what we must do -- is dismantle networks that pose a direct danger, and make it less likely f
for over the last decade, our nation has spent well over a trillion dollars on war, exploding our deficits and constraining our ability to nation build here at home. our service-members and their families have sacrificed far more on our behalf. nearly 7,000 americans have made the ultimate sacrifice. many more have left a part of themselves on the battlefield, or brought the shadows of battle back home. from our use of drones to the detention of terrorist suspects, the decisions we are making...
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in the face of reduced deficits and defense budgets, new challenges, our defense institutions must be shaped to continuingmilitary's readiness. that includes a continued focus on capacity building for our allies and our partners and working closely with them and through alliances. but today, we face the danger that our current budget crisis and the steep, abrupt, and deep cuts imposed by sequestration will cause an unnecessary strategically unsound and dangerous degradation in military readiness and capability. as you know, the department is facing sequester level cuts in the order of $500 billion over 10 years. the 10-in addition to inr $487 billion reduction eod budget that is already underway. fast, too are too abrupt, and to irresponsible. dod took a $37 billion sequester cut during the past fiscal year, and we could be forced to absorb a $52 billion sequester cut this fiscal year. we're looking at nearly one dollar trillion in dod cuts over this 10-year period unless there is a new budget agreement. we are currently operating under no budget, under a continuing resolution which c
in the face of reduced deficits and defense budgets, new challenges, our defense institutions must be shaped to continuingmilitary's readiness. that includes a continued focus on capacity building for our allies and our partners and working closely with them and through alliances. but today, we face the danger that our current budget crisis and the steep, abrupt, and deep cuts imposed by sequestration will cause an unnecessary strategically unsound and dangerous degradation in military...
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. >> tomorrow, former senators conrad and grade lead a discussion on deficit issues. we will be live starting at 8:30 a.m. eastern on c-span to. and at 1:00 p.m. eastern, chamber of commerce president thomas downey year -- thomas donahue called for immigration legislation. we will be live from the national press club also on c- span to. -- c-span 2. >> he talked about the dream he had, he talked about for years, the american dream. it had been his dream. and he was in detroit a few months before. he talked about -- i have a dream that america will someday realize its principals in the declaration of independence. so i think he is just inspired by that moment. >> sunday, claiborne carson recalls his journey as a civil- rights activist, participating on the 1963 march on washington. it is part of three days of the tv this weekend, monday featuring authors and books on the inauguration. >> president obama officially launched his effort to reduce gun violence wednesday, calling for action in congress and signing 23 executive orders to deal with the issue. speaking before
. >> tomorrow, former senators conrad and grade lead a discussion on deficit issues. we will be live starting at 8:30 a.m. eastern on c-span to. and at 1:00 p.m. eastern, chamber of commerce president thomas downey year -- thomas donahue called for immigration legislation. we will be live from the national press club also on c- span to. -- c-span 2. >> he talked about the dream he had, he talked about for years, the american dream. it had been his dream. and he was in detroit a few...
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we will have an $800 billion deficit this year. congress approved that. i'd say we're working together way too well. [laughter] we have agencies that are rife with fraud and programs that are rife with fraud that congress has not done anything -- they've agreed not to do anything about it. i think we're working too well together. our biggest problem, in my estimation, is not our country and not our people, it's the elitism that comes from the career politics that dominates our congress and our country. and i was asked today -- [applause] a, and i get asked it a lot, a very sincere individual, well, what do we do about it? what do we do? >> throw 'em out. shut 'em down. >> throw 'em out doesn't work unless you replace them with people that are different. you know, 70% of the senate, essentially, has never had a job out of career politics. so they are wonderful people. i mean, i get along great with dick durbin. i like him as an individual. our philosophies are totally different. he means well. as well as many of the other people that promote what i would c
we will have an $800 billion deficit this year. congress approved that. i'd say we're working together way too well. [laughter] we have agencies that are rife with fraud and programs that are rife with fraud that congress has not done anything -- they've agreed not to do anything about it. i think we're working too well together. our biggest problem, in my estimation, is not our country and not our people, it's the elitism that comes from the career politics that dominates our congress and our...
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bargain would address sequestration and significantly less in the defense cuts or place with other deficit reduction measures. they're hoping that a grand bargain will come together at the end of the summer. >> what has the administration said about the spending levels? more broadly, what what do they think of the bill? veto the bill at the current level of dod funding. they want the bill to be brought down to whatever eventual authorization bill that goes to the president's desk, they wanted at levels that were said in the same august 2000 11 law that created sequestration, the budget control act come has domestic spending caps and the white house has said that congress, as they work through a final defense authorization bill, they need to bring it down under those caps. >> where was the senate with their authorization bill? >> they're still marking up their bill. it's unclear when that would come to the senate floor, but by the end of the week on the they should be finished with their version. but john bennett, senior congressional correspondent with defense news. we appreciate your bein
bargain would address sequestration and significantly less in the defense cuts or place with other deficit reduction measures. they're hoping that a grand bargain will come together at the end of the summer. >> what has the administration said about the spending levels? more broadly, what what do they think of the bill? veto the bill at the current level of dod funding. they want the bill to be brought down to whatever eventual authorization bill that goes to the president's desk, they...
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that just adds to the deficit. there is not enough transparency making decisions up front and budgetary process and long-term consequences of some of those decisions. and then financial reporting has gotten a lot better. i'm very pleased about that but there is still continued evolution need sod that policymakers understand both the long term and short term consequences. >> we're dealing with fiscal liabilities of shortfalls. national flood insurance program from hurricane katrina. gene is following that closely. so transparency and data. >> i love them both, especially when they're together. and the, i mentioned both on through the major defense acquisition programs or major i'll say weapons system, over time we've gotten more transparency not only on cost schedule and performance of those programs but also on vendor performance. that is also a very interesting discussion because i think that if we all, again, government and contractors have the data on the table and clarity again of outcomes, performance objectiv
that just adds to the deficit. there is not enough transparency making decisions up front and budgetary process and long-term consequences of some of those decisions. and then financial reporting has gotten a lot better. i'm very pleased about that but there is still continued evolution need sod that policymakers understand both the long term and short term consequences. >> we're dealing with fiscal liabilities of shortfalls. national flood insurance program from hurricane katrina. gene...
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. >> the cover politics and policy in this era of budget deficits and tightening budgets here in washington. what can mayors expect from washington if anything when it comes to infrastructure, the nuts and bolts the mayor's need to provide to their respective cities? >> you talk to mayors out in the country and at party conventions. the u.s. conference of mayors meeting in d.c. really set up with just how little support they get from washington. basic, basic stuff, transportation funding. there is really just no certainty that any of that comes out of d.c. in a lot of ways the stimulus that a lot of folks credits with helping give the economy a jolt of momentum back in 2009 just deferred the fiscal problem for mayors a couple years because they were able to get bridge funding from the federal government. and it is now at the really hard choices are coming home. >> whether it's the green taxis won the super sized drinks in new york city that the mayor wanted to ban, what is the legacy that he has had in new york city and the influence that he may have had on other mayors around the country?
. >> the cover politics and policy in this era of budget deficits and tightening budgets here in washington. what can mayors expect from washington if anything when it comes to infrastructure, the nuts and bolts the mayor's need to provide to their respective cities? >> you talk to mayors out in the country and at party conventions. the u.s. conference of mayors meeting in d.c. really set up with just how little support they get from washington. basic, basic stuff, transportation...